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Pennypit Community Development Trust

SC042187Registered charity from 23 March 2011
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The Pennypit Pagoda
North Grange Avenue
Prestonpans
Postcode EH32 9BN
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The objects of the Trust are to provide recreational facilities or organise recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life and improving the health and education (including but not restricted to physical education) of the inhabitants of the town of Prestonpans and the surrounding localities through the development, improvement and management of, or assisting in the development, improvement and management of the Pennypit Park, Prestonpans, East Lothian and the provision of facilities or activities in Prestonpans and the surrounding localities, declaring that no act of the Trust shall be outwith the scope of these objects by reason only that persons who are not inhabitants of Prestonpans and the surrounding localities may or do benefit by such act
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Pennypit Trust are a well established charity, set up in Prestonpans, who support local communities, affected by social, financial and health inequalities. We build strong dependable relationships with children, young people, families and the elderly, providing pathways to services such as community pantry, sports and community development, schools and lunch clubs programmes, targeting holiday hunger and educational disengagement. Our befriending team tackle loneliness, social isolation and health and well being through food provisions. All programmes are supported by a dedicated board of directors, staff and volunteers.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 23 Mar 2011
Main Operating Location: East Lothian
Number of Staff: 14
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of public participation in sport", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Jun 2021 £502,249 £489,421 27 Jun 2022 Yes
30 Jun 2022 £464,968 £472,731 31 Mar 2023 Yes
30 Jun 2023 £573,251 £574,279 25 Jun 2024 Yes
30 Jun 2024 £496,758 £541,288 26 Mar 2025 Yes
30 Jun 2025 £451,490 £533,278 30 Mar 2026 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Thomas Shearer
Brian Weddell
Mark Fisher
Donald Reid
Keith Crombie
Colin Yorkston
Brook Ritchie
Lesley Birrell
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